As one new to this forum and having never actually been to a Burning Man event, I'd like it if others would be willing to share any sort of "Best of" posts be it pictures, stories/tales/experiences, special encounters, musical magic, costume craziness, camps, transportation, problem and help stories, etc.

I'll be poking around throughout the forum looking for differnet nuggets and tid-bits. Please feel free to suggest favorite forum links.

I'd also be interested in learning of revered "elders" (people with a long and/or coninuous history with the event). Also with later arrivals who just took to it fairly quickly and now are an integral part of the BM community.

Those with political or specialty blogs are welcome to add links here (if that's allowed). I'm interested in the different activist contributions and would be greatly curious as to the range of political views (in the way that Johnny Ramone was a staunch Republican)

I hope this thread gets a lot of activity and is useful to other n00bs.

Warm regards to all.

LT

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is." — Mark Vonnegut

It's crunch time as far as packing goes, so a lot of people are not spending much time online right now, but after the Burn there will be an explosion of stories. "Tell me a story" is just us making stuff up.

I would like to add this JWR article to the "Best of" pile as the smug dismissal encapsulates perfectly someone who doesn't get it and for whom freedom is a frightening thing. It further reinforces the idea of a mate as property.

Having spent the better part of a week in the desert among naked people, I have come to several conclusions. One, perhaps the ugliest thing in the world is a naked man riding a bicycle. Two, any nudist who claims not to be an exhibitionist is just a lying exhibitionist. Three, and most important, public nudity strips loveliness of any love. As Othello says of Desdemona, "She has eyes, and chose me." Laying one's beauty down in the public square makes impossible such a choice; it is to prefer the eyes of many and to offer one's beauty to all in common. Thus does the beloved rob the lover of his treasure; once it is theirs, it is his no more.

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is." — Mark Vonnegut

Or yet another event detractor who has no valid concerns yet must babble on. (No, I'm nothing like that!) Yo, dude--just because the idea of your love going nude devalues it, doesn't make that universal or anything. Ask 20 people and you'll end up with at least 23 opinions over a broad range of possible values.Sheesh!

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

ask me again in 22 days, right now i am spending my last evening with my mistress of convenience for the last 6 or 7 months, who though i know it hurts her will take me back when i get back from home. I love you eplaya and all your lovely quirks

FREE THE SHERPASBurners with torches is right and natural and just.-fishy.CATCH AND RELEASE.

I saw foxfur's site and said for him to post this, and then thought, fuck it, that's my job. It deserves to be here as it is exactly the type of commentary I was fishing for. I should be so lucky as to document my own baby burn as well -

Foxfur wrote:I was looking at referrer stats on mah blog and wondered what post was throwing so many folks my way... Have I mentioned that I really like our new friend LanceThruster? Just look at his (?) contribution to the Jiffy Pop thread... http://eplaya.burningman.com/viewtopic.php?p=740916#p740916Yay!

Pleased to make your acquaitance, foxfur (electronically speaking).

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is." — Mark Vonnegut

graidawg wrote:ask me again in 22 days, right now i am spending my last evening with my mistress of convenience for the last 6 or 7 months, who though i know it hurts her will take me back when i get back from home. I love you eplaya and all your lovely quirks

OK, time's up. Tell us all about it.

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is." — Mark Vonnegut

kitoconnell wrote:I just finished a review of the People of Burning Man -- a new coffee table book of portraits of Burners by Julian Cash, a.k.a. Supersnail. This book is gorgeous and is a great example of successful Burner Kickstarter fundraising, but you can check out my whole review here:http://kitoconnell.com/people-of-burningman/

Has anyone else checked this out? What do you think?

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is." — Mark Vonnegut